COLFAX, ND ·
OSHA Inspection: COLFAX FARMERS ELEVATOR
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COLFAX FARMERS ELEVATOR in 101 DAKOTA STREET, COLFAX, ND 58018 (NAICS 424510). OSHA activity number 330984477.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- COLFAX FARMERS ELEVATOR
- Site address
- 101 DAKOTA STREET
- City
- COLFAX
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58018
- Mailing
- BOX 37, COLFAX, ND 58018
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424510
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A08
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded: (a) At Colfax Farmers Elevator, Colfax, ND, where employees working in the elevator were exposed to a potential fall hazard of approximately 25 feet created by the open floor hole in the southwest corner of the head house floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1800
- · Z (S) $3000
1910.146 D04 I
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5): (a) At Colfax Farmers Elevator, Colfax, ND, where employees entering the boot pit for maintenance and cleaning were exposed to potential atmospheric hazards created by the lack of an atmospheric testing device.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1800
- · Z (S) $3000
1910.272 G01 III
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(iii): The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank in the grain handling facility was not tested for oxygen content prior to employee entry: (a) At Colfax Farmers Elevator, Colfax, ND, where employees entering grain storage bins for maintenance and cleaning were exposed to potential atmospheric hazards created by the lack of an atmospheric testing device.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.272 J02 II
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,080 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii): The employer did not immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever they exceeded 1/8 inch (.32cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program for grain elevators: (a) At Colfax Farmers Elevator, Colfax, ND, where employees working in the elevator were exposed to a potential fire/explosion hazard created by fugitive grain dust collecting in excess of 1/8 inch in the boot pit, on the distributor floor, and head house floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1080
- · Z (S) $1800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 330984477.
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